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The assault could have been a scene straight out of Neds, which told the story of young men growing up in a gang-plagued neighbourhood in Glasgow .

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard yesterday how Walker, who is from the Pollok area, approached Mr McAuley and a friend while they were playing ‘disc golf’ in the park.

The two men ‘became aware’ of their attacker emerging from ‘undergrowth’ and Procurator Fiscal Depute Zahra Latif said that Walker had been with a large group of ‘younger’ males and females in the park.

Approaching he asked the men ‘where yous from?’ and ‘why are yous in my scheme?’ Mr McAuley told him that they were playing ‘disc golf’ and tried to explain how the game worked.

The men became ‘concerned’ by Walker’s aggressive attitude and decided to leave the park, taking a longer route to avoid him.

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However, they then realised that they had left some of their equipment and decided to go back in to get it.

When Walker saw them again he took his top off and shouted ‘I’ll stab yous’ before shouting ‘Paki b*****d’ at Mr McAuley’s friend.

He then swung a ‘full bottle of Buckfast’ at his victim, who tried to block the blow with his forearm.

The men then ran to their cars while Walker chased after them.

Three days later Mr McAuley went to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital due to the pain in his arm and an x-ray showed that he had suffered a broken elbow.

After receiving that diagnosis, Mr McAuley returned to Rosshall Park and found the top that Walker took off before he assaulted him and took it to Govan police station.

CCTV from local businesses and Glasgow City Council were then used to identify Walker as the man who carried out the attack.

Officers tracked Walker down to Low Moss Prison where he was cautioned and charged for the assault.

Doctors have told Mr McAuley he will never be able to use his arm to its full capacity again. He is still being treated as an outpatient for his injury.

Walker’s defence lawyer Garvey McArdle said his client had little recollection of the offence. The lawyer said the ‘full bottle’ he used during the attack was ‘not the first one’ he had drank that day.

Mr McArdle said his client had been with a group of younger people and was trying to ‘prove his status’ with them.

Sheriff Paul Crozier said: “Standing the nature of these charges there is only one way to deal with you, that is with a custodial sentence.”

The Sheriff warned Walker that he would have faced two years in prison had the sentence not been reduced to 18 months due to his early guilty plea. The sentence was backdated to January 5 for time spent on remand.